--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], tartbrain <no_reply@> wrote: > <snip> > > And shows like Colbert are not the place for deep, > > sustained analysis -- and Patel did get one point across -- > > the $200 hamburger -- which is possibly the most you can do > > when caught in the Colbert jagurnaught roller coaster. (I > > think Colbert is great, and he brings out great points in > > satire -- but its not Charlie Rose.) > > Nope. Colbert himself (the person, not the actor) > probably likes Patel's ideas, but he sure didn't do > him any favors with that interview. You have to be > both very laid-back and very quick--very in-the-moment > and focused--to do yourself justice with Colbert. Rare > combo, and I don't have the sense Patel makes the > grade. > > I'll bet Patel does show up on Charlie Rose before too > long, though. Rose's various tics drive me nuts (I had > a gig some time ago transcribing his shows for a year > or two),
And you got paid to do so! Dream job. > but he's really good at drawing people out. >
